Serving and Supporting BC’s Boards of Education

Media Release: BCSTA Responds to Maintenance Funding Announcement

[Vancouver, B.C. – March 27, 2018] The recent announcement of $198 Million in maintenance funding for school districts was positively received by the British Columbia School Trustees Association.

“BCSTA has strongly advocated for quite some time that the government provide local boards of education and schools with the additional funds needed to appropriately address concerns surrounding building maintenance, school buses, facility upgrades, energy saving projects and other similar projects,” stated BCSTA President Gordon Swan in response to the announcement.

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Advocacy: TU and Payroll Tax Motion

[Received March 16, 2018]

VISTA President Flynn to Minister Fleming:

“On behalf of the members of VISTA I want to thankyou very much for attending the VISTA 2018 Spring Conference in Victoria on March 2…”

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Advocacy:School Boards and Democratic Rights

[Sent February 22, 2018]

 Joint CSBA Letter to NS Premier McNeil:

“The CSBA, representing School Boards from across Canada, is incredibly disappointed by your government’s decision to abolish locally elected school boards…”

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Media Release: BCSTA Response to the 2018 Provincial Budget

[Vancouver, B.C. – February 20, 2018] Today’s provincial budget appears to have delivered a stable year ahead for British Columbia’s sixty public school districts, along with some significant improvements in funding for future capital construction projects.

The British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA) recognizes the importance of balanced budgets for our province, but supports increased spending on K-12 public education as a wise investment on behalf of both taxpayers and families.

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Advocacy: Review of BCPSEA Governance

[Received February 19, 2018]

Minister Fleming to President Swan and Board Members:

“Please accept my appreciation for BCSTA’s positive engagement and significant contribution to the review of the public sector employer association’s governance…”

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